Maybe because I live on the very Eastern edge of the state, but I rarely think about how big Texas actually is. This morning, around 3 a.m., I was woken by a state-wide "Blue Alert" because 406 miles away a police officer had just been killed. To put that in perspective: my former home in Mesa, AZ to Venice Beach, Los Angeles CA is ALSO 406 miles.
I did a bit of digging and discovered these facts:
North and South Carolina fit easily inside Texas with room to spare for Virginia, Alabama, West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee and Georgia.
Also of note, I live closer to Chicago, IL than I do to El Paso, Texas.
I live closer to Miami, FL than I do to Phoenix.
And finally, Texas is twice the size of Italy and about the same size as the Ukraine.
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